Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
rangers guess were mistreated in captivity. When the trails reopen, it should be possible to
hire a guide at the Information Centre for RM30 per hour (for up to 10 people). Tickets
are valid for the whole day so it's possible to come for the morning feeding, visit a long-
house, and then see the afternoon feeding as well. Note: there's nowhere in the park to
buy food.
Getting There & Away
Two bus companies provide reliable public transport from Kuching's Saujana Bus Station
to the park gate, which is 1.3km down the hill from park HQ (RM3, 45 minutes):
City Public Link
- bus K6 departs from Kuching at 7.15am, 10.15am, 1pm and 3.30pm,
and from Semenggoh (spelled 'Semenggok' on bus schedules) at about 8.30am, 11.15am,
2.15pm and 4.30pm.
Sarawak Transport Company
- bus 6 has Kuching departures at 7am and 1pm; buses
back pass by Semenggoh at about 9.45am and 3.45pm.
A taxi from Kuching costs RM45 one-way or RM90 to RM100 return, including one hour
of wait time. Tours are organised by Kuching guesthouses and tour agencies.
Kampung Benuk
This quiet, flowery
Bidayuh village
(adult RM6)
, where the loudest sound is often the
crowing of a cock, attracted lots of tourist back when the road ended here. These days, it
gets relatively few visitors, despite being a pleasant place to spend a few hours.
The traditional, 32-door
longhouse
(Lg 5)
, with bouncy bamboo common areas, is still
home to a few families, though most of the villagers now live in attractive modern houses.
In the
barok
(ritual hall), you can see about a dozen headhunted skulls, bone-white but
tinged with green, hanging from the rafters; pick up the key at the reception office. And at
the end of the lane, about 100m beyond the
barok
, the widow of the village shaman runs
a
mini-museum
(donation requested; 9am-5pm Mon-Sat)
filled with all sorts of inter-
esting bric-a-brac, including ceramic rice jars, monkey skulls, blow-dart pipes and two
WWII helmets, one British, the other Japanese.
